FireFox: Forcing New Windows to Open in a Tab

[kalizar]

i was wondering if it is possible to force links that open a new page to open in a tab instead of a new window. someone tried to tell me that i should just middle click links to make them open in a new tab, but it is impossible to predict what links are giong to open a new window and which ones arent. So I would either have to open a new tab for EVERY single link i clicked.... or have the new window open, close the window, and go back and middle click. Is there any way to solve this? thanks.

[mick0142]

single window extension

[RogueNW]

Yes, it is. go to tools > options > advanced > tabbed browsing then set it how you like it.

er, wait, that may or may not help you, but try it anyway.

[insanekiwi]

get 1.0

then goto settings->advanced->tabbed browsing

no need for an extra extension.

[kalizar]

single window extension

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...? uh, thanks.... i think. how do i fix it?

[sparkrainfire]

in the address bar, about:config

edit: with 1.0 you dont need an extention.

its in the advanced prefs, and there is an experimental option in about:config

browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs set to true.

-danN

[kalizar]

get 1.0

then goto settings->advanced->tabbed browsing

no need for an extra extension.

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yes i have looked there many times, but the option to force new windows to open on a new tab is not there...

[kalizar]

in the address bar,  about:config

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looking at that now....

[supernova_00]

The tabbed browsing options were removed last minute...you can re enabled them yourself though following sparkrainfire's directions

[Gromvar]

In the toolbar click Tools>Options

Then go down to advanced like in my pic and go to this section. You don't need an extra extension.

[sparkrainfire]

looking at that now....

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after setting the above option to 'true' you should see

that.

edit again: sorry for unclear directions, hopefully you get it!

-danN

[edbro]

Hey, now that is cool. That even forced google results to open in a new tab!

[mick0142]

forgot about 1.0 including that, sorry i don't get to upgrade till i get home from work

[edbro]

in the address bar,  about:config

edit: with 1.0 you dont need an extention.

its in the advanced prefs, and there is an experimental option in about:config

browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs set to true.

-danN

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What is experimental about it? It works well for me but I wonder why it isn't part of program without having to tweak it. Anyway, thanks for pointing it out.

[kalizar]

yes! awesome thanks.... that was my only complaint about firefox.. thanks alot.

[Dazzla Veteran]

in the address bar,  about:config

edit: with 1.0 you dont need an extention.

its in the advanced prefs, and there is an experimental option in about:config

browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs set to true.

-danN

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Excellent! Needed that :happy:

[lnmnky]

Does "browser.tabs.opentabfor.windowopen" do the same for javascript windows?

I could just test it I suppose.....

edit : Yes!

[supernova_00]

edbro: there are lots of small bugs. 70% of people wont noticed them though so dont worry about it

[.....]

Excellent, thanks! It was enabled by default in RC1, and was then disabled in RC2 onwards, and the only thing that was bothering me about 1.0

[sparkrainfire]

What is experimental about it? It works well for me but I wonder why it isn't part of program without having to tweak it. Anyway, thanks for pointing it out.

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dont ask me, its in the firefox changelog, somone above said they removed it last minute, i think they removed it to get the nov 9 release date..

but thats just my assumption, i havent had any problems with it..

-danN

[kalizar]

yea well, i tried to like firefox from 1.0PR, all the way thru the release of 1.0 today... but it always irritated me so bad just because new links opened a new window... now that this is fixed i can actually enjoy using it :p.

[lnmnky]

I can't get "My assistant" to work. Keeps opening in a new tab.

Edit : That rule to force new windows in a new tab applies to pop up windows too. Darn. They should have made it so "_blank" windows open in a new tab, and pop up windows open as normal.

I'll try that extension out.

[Joel]

My biggest peeve right now is that I can't make it stop opening a new window when clicking an external link. I don't want EVERY new window to be a tab, just the ones that were tabs in 1.0PR.

If I go to https://www.neowin.net/comments.php?category=main&id=25469 and click on any link in the article, I get a new window. This never happened before, unless I wasn't using TBE. Now with or without TBE it behaves like this. :angry: :angry:

[Empyrean]

I have a question somewhat related. When you right-click on a hyperlink and select "Open Link in new tab", can you have it open in a new tab in the background? I would prefer staying on the current web page and just open a tab for the link instead.

[JorgeIvan]

Hey anybody knows a speed up guide for Firefox 1.0??